Playboy Lowell Sherman (Wayne) loves to party and sleep with different babes. Who doesn't? However, he is fortunate that he is so wealthy otherwise he wouldn't be sleeping with any babes at all. He's not a looker like me. One of these women - Mae Murray (Agatha) is particularly keen and keeps showing up at his apartment. However, he's no longer interested as he has decided to pursue one woman and one woman only - stenographer Irene Dunne (Helene). However, she is completely uninterested in him. Where do we go from here...?
Well, we know where we're going. It's a comedy and so it's going to end with a happy-ever-after situation. The problem is that the film is rather boring. I wanted to like it but kept drifting off on daydreams. This happened on at least 3 occasions. I'm afraid the film doesn't hold the attention for the full duration. Castwise, Sherman has a natural style of acting and is fine to lead proceedings but the opening sequence with butler Charles Coleman (Rollins) sets the mood of the film. It's a long drawn out sequence of clearing up the living room after a night of debauchery with interruptions from the telephone and doorbell and it goes on for ages - boring!
Irene Dunne has nothing about her which screams "she's the one" and Murray has a peculiar voice - no wonder Hollywood dropped her from speaking parts. Her laugh is awful. Sherman is the best thing about this effort but it's just not quite enough.
Well, we know where we're going. It's a comedy and so it's going to end with a happy-ever-after situation. The problem is that the film is rather boring. I wanted to like it but kept drifting off on daydreams. This happened on at least 3 occasions. I'm afraid the film doesn't hold the attention for the full duration. Castwise, Sherman has a natural style of acting and is fine to lead proceedings but the opening sequence with butler Charles Coleman (Rollins) sets the mood of the film. It's a long drawn out sequence of clearing up the living room after a night of debauchery with interruptions from the telephone and doorbell and it goes on for ages - boring!
Irene Dunne has nothing about her which screams "she's the one" and Murray has a peculiar voice - no wonder Hollywood dropped her from speaking parts. Her laugh is awful. Sherman is the best thing about this effort but it's just not quite enough.